2008: Made 14 appearances on the year, including six starts ... Turned in 44.0 innings of work as he posted a 5.11 ERA and a 2-1 record ... Picked up his first win of the season against South Alabama (3/12) as he worked 2.0 scoreless innings in relief and struck out three ... Picked up his second win against Memphis (4/29) as he worked 5.1 innings and struck out four while allowing only one run ... Worked a season-long 5.2 innings against Arkansas State (4/26) ... Suffered his only loss against Western Kentucky (3/12) as he worked 3.0 innings and allowed six runs on four hits with three strikeouts ... Drew the start against #21 Vanderbilt in the semifinals of the SEC Tournament, working 4.0 innings and allowing only two runs on two hits ... NCAA REGIONAL: Drew the start against #12 Missouri in an elimination game, working 4.2 innings in the Rebel win to advance to the Regional Championship game ... Struck out six and walked only one as he allowed four runs in the start ...

2007: Made 17 appearances, including 11 starts on the season ... Posted a 7-3 record with a 4.10 ERA and one save as he pitched 68.0 innings, struck out 52 and walked only 28 on the year ... Posted four wins over ranked opponents, including No. 21 Evansville (2/18), No. 23 UCLA (3/11), No. 17 Mississippi State (4/27) and No. 9 Arkansas (5/19) ... Named Southeastern Conference Pitcher of the Week following a combined shutout in the regular-season finale at Arkansas ... Pitched 7.0 scoreless innings, allowing only two hits and striking out five against the Razorbacks ... His one save came over New Orleans (2/10) in the season opener ... Worked a season-long 8.0 innings in a start against Minnesota (3/3) in the second game of a double-header ...  

2006: Started 16 of 18 appearances on the season .... Made his first six starts in the midweek before finding a home in the weekend rotation against Auburn (4/8) in the second game of a doubleheader ... Posted a 6-6 record with a 4.50 ERA on the season as he struck out 74 and walked only 23 in 92.0 innings of work ... Allowed 57 runs on 116 hits and 10 home runs ... Pitched his first complete-game and a season-long 8.0 innings in a 3-2 loss at No. 11 Kentucky (5/6) ... Also notched a season-high eight strikeouts in that game against the Wildcats ... Pitched his second complete-game of the season in the SEC Tournament against LSU (5/25) in a run-shortened 7.0 inning game as Ole Miss won 12-1 ... Posted wins over Murray State, at Arkansas State, LSU twice, Arkansas and South Alabama ... Pitched 6.0 scoreless innings against Murray State (3/7) to pick up his first win of the season in a 9-3 Rebel win ... Made two relief appearances on the year in a 9-8 extra-inning loss at Alabama (3/25) and an 11-4 win at Georgia (4/2) ... Made plate appearances in three games on the season, hitting for himself against Murray State and as a pinch hitter against Saint Louis (2/17) and Maine (2/26) ... POSTSEASON: Posted a 1-1 record in three appearances in the postseason with a 7.47 ERA as he struck out 15 and walked four in 15.2 innings of work ... Started against LSU in the SEC Tournament, South Alabama in the NCAA Oxford Regional and Miami in the NCAA Oxford Super Regional ... Allowed 13 runs, all earned, on 25 hits with five home runs ... Started all three games, turning in the complete game against LSU in the second round of the SEC Tournament ... His only loss in the postseason came in the second game against Miami in the NCAA Oxford Super Regional ...

SUMMER 2005: Played for the Petersburg Generals ... Hit .254 and posted a 2.20 ERA ...

2005: Redshirted.

HIGH SCHOOL: Earned first team All-State honors as a senior ... 2004 Metro and District Player of the Year ... Named team MVP ... Won team's Defensive and Offensive Player of the Year awards ... Helped Northwest Rankin to back-to-back North State championships in 2003 and 2004 ... Recorded a 20-6 career record on the mound, with a 1.80 ERA and struck out 200 in 235 IP ... As a first baseman, posted a career .355 batting average with 10 HRs and 75 RBI ... Went 9-0 with a 1.20 ERA and struck out 82 while walking 24 in 69 IP during 10 appearances as a senior ... Also batted .400 with six HRs and 31 RBI ... Coached by Jeff McCloskey ... Graduated from Northwest Rankin with honors, holding a 3.9 cumulative GPA.

MISCELLANEOUS: Full name is Brett Alexander Bukvich ... Born: August 26, 1985 ... Son of Brian and Francine Bukvich ... Major: is Exercise Science ... Older brother, Ryan Bukvich, was a two-year letterwinner for the Rebels (1998-1999) and been with the Kansas City Royals, San Diego Padres and the Texas Rangers.